Waxing · 48.0% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 02°
First Quarter at
17:04UTC
Moon phase on October 28, 1949First Quarter
On Friday, October 28, 1949, the Moon was a First Quarter: 48.0% of its visible face lit, 6.6 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
48.0%Illumination at noon UTC
6.6 dMoon age
388,384 km241,330 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (2°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 28, 1949 is on Saturday, November 5, 1949 at 21:09 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, October 21, 1949 at 21:23 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, October 21, 1949 | 21:23 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Friday, October 28, 1949 | 17:04 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, November 5, 1949 | 21:09 |
The Moon around October 28
More about this date
Friday, October 28, 1949 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 21, 1949 to the new moon of November 20, 1949, a cycle of 29.42 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 1949, or the whole moon calendar 1949.
- The same date one year apart: 1948 · 1950.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.